The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-15
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.
W. L. GREEN, the new premier Of the
Sandwich Islands, is q member of the Grand
/ Army OF the Republic
PRESIDENT GILMAN, of Johns Hopkins Uni
versity, has been invited to resume the Presi
/ dency OF the University of California.
| 1T is estimated that the play of 1.-THE Private
Secretary has yielded 5000 O0O Of which Mr..
Moser the author. has received but trif1e.
| AN Illinois school-teacher who kept boy
| sitting on chunk of ice for two hours, as a
| punishment has had to pay $500 damages
SENATOR FRYE, who is travelling in Europe,
! sadly writes that he is disappointed in nearly
| everything he sees there, it is far below his
| expectations
| AN Ohio man sold his dog to parties in Indiana,
| $50 miles away. An accident blinded the canine,
but he started for his old home and reached it by
highway in ten days'traveliuR, and without being
| able to see a thing.
HARROW, the big English public school, is to
| defer the study of Greek to the more advanced
forms. so to give time in early boyhood for
German. French, history, geography and ele-
mentary mathematics
THERE sat at dinner with Queen Victoria the
other day, four imperial hignesses, forty-six
royal highnesses three grandducal highnesses,
seven serene hiehnesses. and five highnesses
How was that for hight
$4,000 from the Kensineton Museum for the
manuscript of Our Mutual Friend" It is said
that he means to leave it, with other valuable
documents, to the Philadelphia Historical
Society.
COLONEL EDWARD COOPER of Santa Bar
bara, known Calfornia's olive king, has
eighty acres of bearing olive trees and expects
to make %. 900 bottles of oil from his present
crop. He also doing we'll with English wal
nuts and almonds.
In of the many attractive environs of
London. Nine. Jenny Lind Goldschmidt lives
to-day, passing her old age in a most peaceful,
happy manner. she is in her Goth year, but is
still youthful in feeling and intensely interested
in every musical event
NJ. LEO TAxII. once notorious as a rather
scurrilous writer against the Roman Catholic
Church, has repented, been pardoned and had
interview with the Pope during which he
shed tears copiousy at the affectionate treat
Z treatment bestowed upon him. His wife is still
unconyerted
RAssdUs B. ANDERSON. the American minister
to Denmark. spends much of his time in the
royal library at Copenhagen, being engaged in
important literary work. Half Of his sixty days
leave of absence he spent among tho cod-fisher-
les on the northwest coast of Norway.
JUDGE POLAND. of Vermont. who died a few
days ago, discarded his brass buttons no later
than last winter, when he paid his annual visit
to Washington. Everything goes smoothly
with me" said the old Judge, .'rhat thought
would take them off just for little excitement"
FRANK VINCENT, who wrote s'The Land of
the White Elephant" has just returned from a
he had been in every capital and important sea-
port and explored many leagues OF unknown ter
ritory. He is quiet man, tall and slim. with
dark brown mustacne and a we'll tanned face.
GEN LEW WALLACE has given his consent for
the translation OF "Ben-Hur" into tho Spanish
language The work will be under tho super
vision OF Hon. CutEbert Arandell Schoolbred,
Englishman residing at Buenos Ayres. Argen-
tine Republic Il was through the intercession
of Hon. B. w. Hanna that this was brought
about
A GERMAN poet recently complimented Won
Moltke in rhyme and in return received the
following note from the field marshal: ''Es-
teemed countryman: I thank you for the
poems and make baskets for many years."
This is a nice little note but the poet would have
appreciated small check just as highly"
LILLI lehman will at last be able to appear
on a German stage again. Manager Engel, of
Krolls Opera in Berlin, having decided to leave
the German Theatrical Managers Association
Kartel- Ferdinand engage Miss Lehman for
season of Wagner operas. to begin after the
close of her New York engagement Miss Leh-
mann has paid dearly for her breach of contract
with the Royal Opera in Berlin. but she will
now be enabled to recover her losses
AN Albany physician has made a singular dis
covery. He say he has noticed failing in the
muscular power of many business men, and on
inquiry found that they had been using type
writer's stenographers instead or writing their
own letters This. strange as it may appear.
has deprived, the physician says, business mon
Of n little very desirable muscular exercise of the
right arm, and has some extent affected their
general health. The observation of the physi-
clan seems to have been extraordinarily acute.
WILLIAM GIBSON. M. D.. famous throughout
Pennsylvania and New York. as a medical prac-
titiouer and phanthropist. has just died at his
homo in jamestown. Pa He Of Mark
Twain's fellow-pilgrims to the Holy Land. and
character in 'Innocents Abroad" He erected
in Erie, Pa, business block at a scost of $780,
Oo0 the rental Of which 10 given to foreign mis-
sions. Tho deceased was a large holder OF stock
In the Lake Shore 81 Michigan Southern rail-
road. and interested in many important enter
prises. A few years ago he erected in James
town Cemetery n monument sixty feet high,
costing s65, 000 He was "a years old.
Az amusing incident is related apropos OF the
Journey which tho German Minister Won Gossler
has made through the province Of Posen
Entering school near Bromberg the Minister
peror, the Crown Prince aud Prince Bismarck
At the end Of the examination Herr Won Cess
Ter. pointing to the portrait OF the Chancellor.
asked vS- IL wns Thers was n long pause, but
no answer A repetitic.S 1T the question trought
a lille girl 20 her feet and she informed the
Minister that the portrait was that OF tho dis
trict conn sly. Naom she recognized by the
bald bead, &
prAvER CaSYoS. idaho, had n nrst-class
Fourth OF July celebration. The declaration OF
was read by named John
Hancock. aud Henry Clay delivered an GRAFTON.
There was big procession In which the States
weso represented by thirty eight young women
Ia Mother HubbArds. mounted on black horses.
One hundred woodchoppsrs marched fonr
ahyeast carrying their axes. and tho city fathers
rode in big lumber wagon drawn by twelve
yoke OF red oxen, driven by the goddess OF lib
erty In ths evening there was an exhibition OF
fire works. with n war dance performed By one
hundred Shoshono and Bannock Indians.
HERE Ia a chance for the great American nov
elist In 1873 q sheriff in Kentucky found his
cash box 50. 900 short He suspected deputy.
but could prove nothing. He made good ths De-